Sazerac Tennessee is making a move to middle Tennessee, but not where we thought.

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Sazerac Tennessee is making a move to middle Tennessee, but not where we thought.

Nelson’s Green Brier Tennessee Whiskey will be released in the Nashville on October 1, 2019
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Nicole Austin releases her first expression of the storied Tennessee Whisky this week With a nod to the past and a peek at the future, George Dickel Bottled in Bond Tennessee Whisky will hit the shelves of select markets across the U.S. later this month. The 13 year old whisky, meeting all requirements of the…
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Davidson Reserve Tennessee Whiskey, a straight, four-year-old, sour mash whiskey from Pennington Distilling Co. in Nashville is ready for release.
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The World Whiskies Awards are "the global awards selecting the very best in all the international recognised styles, award and promote the world’s best whiskies to consumers and trade across the globe," according to their website. Contestants are self selected in that they must enter to win. Distillers, distilleries, and marketing departments first choose their…
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Allisa Henley, Distiller at Sazerac of Tennessee, returns to the Nashville Whiskey Festival's Women In Whiskey this year on October 4th at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. This all-women, all-producer event will include a tasting of the panel members' whiskeys and a discussion moderated by Straight Up 615's Cary Ann Fuller. VIP ticket holders will have…
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Women In Whiskey VIP Ticket Holders Will Participate in a Barrel Selection of George Dickel with Distiller Nicole Austin
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The Nashville Whiskey Festival is back for its seventh year in Music City. The Festival, produced by Midtown Corkdorks, culminates in a grand tasting on Saturday, October 6. A number of events during the week lead up to the Saturday finale including Women In Whiskey. Straight Up 615's very own, yours truly, Cary Ann Fuller…
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Fans of Buffalo Trace will soon have a new, beautiful distillery location to visit in Murfreesboro The Sazerac Company recently finalized the purchase of 55 idyllic acres in Middle Tennessee. This new site is the future home of all Sazerac of Tennessee operations and warehousing, eventually relocating both equipment and aging whiskey barrels from the…

Have Passport, Will Shop Duty FreeThis week I noticed a spike in traffic to a piece from September announcing that Jack Daniel's would soon bottle in bond. I started asking a few questions to the good folks in-the-know over in Lynchburg. Here's what I found out: The good news- this Travelers' Exclusive bottle is now…
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